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History Shows How the Transition to Tyranny Begins: By Punishing the Weak and Defying the Courts hartmannreport.com/p/history-sh...
History Shows How the Transition to Tyranny Begins: By Punishing the Weak and Defying the Courts
From Hitler to Putin to Orbán and Trump, the first step is always the same: act illegally, dare anyone to stop you, and behave like losing in court is only a delay…
hartmannreport.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:41 PM
History Shows How the Transition to Tyranny Begins: By Punishing the Weak and Defying the Courts hartmannreport.com/p/history-sh...
Trump And Epstein Get The Carnival Treatment In Germany. And It’s Brutal. www.huffpost.com/entry/duesse...
Trump And Epstein Get The Carnival Treatment In Germany. And It’s Brutal.
The president was depicted as punching Jesus Christ in the face on one of the floats in Düsseldorf.
www.huffpost.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Trump And Epstein Get The Carnival Treatment In Germany. And It’s Brutal. www.huffpost.com/entry/duesse...
SCOOP: Horror in ICE Detention calltoactivism.substack.com/p/scoop-horr...
SCOOP: Horror in ICE Detention
Rep. Morrison: It's inhuman
calltoactivism.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:01 AM
SCOOP: Horror in ICE Detention calltoactivism.substack.com/p/scoop-horr...
Democrats Can Launch Criminal Investigations into DOGE, Today.
Democrats Can Launch Criminal Investigations into DOGE, Today.
Dozens of investigations can bring accountability top to bottom, and Democrats have the power right now.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Democrats Can Launch Criminal Investigations into DOGE, Today.
Our economy should be measured by how the bottom 30% are doing in the supermarket, not how the top 1% are doing in the stock market.
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Our economy should be measured by how the bottom 30% are doing in the supermarket, not how the top 1% are doing in the stock market.
The GOP Has Become a Single-Issue Party. The Issue Is Elite Impunity.
From protecting rapists to shielding Monsanto or helping Big Oil avoid climate change lawsuits, Republicans are showing their true agenda. newrepublic.com/article/2065...
From protecting rapists to shielding Monsanto or helping Big Oil avoid climate change lawsuits, Republicans are showing their true agenda. newrepublic.com/article/2065...
The GOP Has Become a Single-Issue Party. The Issue Is Elite Impunity.
From protecting rapists to shielding Monsanto or helping Big Oil avoid climate change lawsuits, Republicans are showing their true agenda.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The GOP Has Become a Single-Issue Party. The Issue Is Elite Impunity.
From protecting rapists to shielding Monsanto or helping Big Oil avoid climate change lawsuits, Republicans are showing their true agenda. newrepublic.com/article/2065...
From protecting rapists to shielding Monsanto or helping Big Oil avoid climate change lawsuits, Republicans are showing their true agenda. newrepublic.com/article/2065...
Trump’s New Voter I.D. Threat Is His Gravest Attack on Democracy Yet
The president says he’ll do it “whether approved by Congress or not!” He can’t legally do that—but that hasn’t stopped him before. newrepublic.com/article/2065...
The president says he’ll do it “whether approved by Congress or not!” He can’t legally do that—but that hasn’t stopped him before. newrepublic.com/article/2065...
Trump’s New Voter I.D. Threat Is His Gravest Attack on Democracy Yet
The president says he’ll do it “whether approved by Congress or not!” He can’t legally do that—but that hasn’t stopped him before.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Trump’s New Voter I.D. Threat Is His Gravest Attack on Democracy Yet
The president says he’ll do it “whether approved by Congress or not!” He can’t legally do that—but that hasn’t stopped him before. newrepublic.com/article/2065...
The president says he’ll do it “whether approved by Congress or not!” He can’t legally do that—but that hasn’t stopped him before. newrepublic.com/article/2065...
Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China newrepublic.com/post/206603/...
Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China
“They’re not answering or returning anyone’s calls,” said the local union leader.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China newrepublic.com/post/206603/...
This guy has got to go. He's just Manchin lite.
John Fetterman Bends Reality in Desperate Attempt to Defend Trump newrepublic.com/post/206597/...
John Fetterman Bends Reality in Desperate Attempt to Defend Trump newrepublic.com/post/206597/...
John Fetterman Bends Reality in Desperate Attempt to Defend Trump
The turncoat senator thinks Donald Trump is a paragon of respect for the courts.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This guy has got to go. He's just Manchin lite.
John Fetterman Bends Reality in Desperate Attempt to Defend Trump newrepublic.com/post/206597/...
John Fetterman Bends Reality in Desperate Attempt to Defend Trump newrepublic.com/post/206597/...
Turning Our Back on Clean Energy
Why does MAGA hate the planet? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/turning-ou...
Why does MAGA hate the planet? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/turning-ou...
Turning Our Back on Clean Energy
Why does MAGA hate the planet?
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Turning Our Back on Clean Energy
Why does MAGA hate the planet? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/turning-ou...
Why does MAGA hate the planet? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/turning-ou...
Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow
Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow
Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow
FOIA request: How to find out which personal data was taken by DOGE www.newsweek.com/doge-foia-re...
FOIA request: How to find out which personal data was taken by DOGE
U.S. citizens can request personal data collected by the Department of Government Efficiency under the Privacy Act.
www.newsweek.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
FOIA request: How to find out which personal data was taken by DOGE www.newsweek.com/doge-foia-re...
Trump Is Giving Campaign-Style Speeches To Troops time.com/7378785/trum...
Trump Is Giving Campaign-Style Speeches To Troops
Trump has frequently broken with tradition to give partisan speeches to enlisted service members during his second term.
time.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Trump Is Giving Campaign-Style Speeches To Troops time.com/7378785/trum...
The US government will not stop sharing Nazi propaganda www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The US government will not stop sharing Nazi propaganda
And their supporters are loving it.
www.motherjones.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
The US government will not stop sharing Nazi propaganda www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law was reportedly being discussed in call between foreign intelligence officials that was intercepted and allegedly supressed by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Whistleblower complaint against Gabbard revolves around call about Kushner: report
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law was reportedly being discussed in call between foreign intelligence officials that was intercepted and allegedly supressed by Director of National Intelligence…
www.the-independent.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law was reportedly being discussed in call between foreign intelligence officials that was intercepted and allegedly supressed by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Why Are Senate Democrats Still Voting to Confirm Trump’s Judicial Nominees? talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-are...
Why Are Senate Democrats Still Voting to Confirm Trump’s Judicial Nominees?
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first in a series of eight...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Why Are Senate Democrats Still Voting to Confirm Trump’s Judicial Nominees? talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-are...
Democrats eye legal action, GOP seeks answers on Trump admin "spying" on Congress
www.axios.com/2026/02/12/p...
www.axios.com/2026/02/12/p...
Democrats eye legal action, GOP seeks answers on Trump admin "spying" on Congress
"This is very serious, and we're not going to let it go," said one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Democrats eye legal action, GOP seeks answers on Trump admin "spying" on Congress
www.axios.com/2026/02/12/p...
www.axios.com/2026/02/12/p...
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
www.npr.org/2026/02/13/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/13/n...
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
www.npr.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
www.npr.org/2026/02/13/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/13/n...